Electrochemically grown ZnO nanorod arrays decorated with CdS quantum dots by using a spin-coating assisted successive-ionic-layer-adsorption and reaction method for solar cell applications

ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Campo, Lucia ^a   Pereyra, Carlos J ^a   Amy, Lucia ^a   Elhordoy, Fernando ^a   Marotti, Ricardo E ^a   Martín, Francisco ^b   Ramos Barrado, José R ^b   Dalchiele, Enrique A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

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EID: 84887393743     PISSN: 21628769     EISSN: 21628777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.016309jss     Document Type: Article

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